Now don’t get me wrong. I’m all for esports, especially a game like Overwatch which is esports friendly to the core. There are some very huge titles out there with big esports leagues and a very successful game, but Blizzard is doing it wrong. Not only did OWL bring a crap ton of drama this year, but the fact that Blizzard is putting more resources into OWL than the actual game itself is hurting the game massively. Ever since it’s introduction in February, the game has gone on a big decline. Obviously OWL isn’t only to blame for this decline, but it is a big part. Even the devs have admitted that they have put more resources into OWL than the game and now we have a lack of communication with the devs, a lack of content and balancing issues. Not to mention most people watch OWL to grind the OWL creds to get the skins. I’m honestly very scared for Season 2 of OWL. If Blizzard does the same thing they did for the first season of OWL then their game is going to be in even bigger trouble then it already is. There is no reason for a company to put more resources into its esports than its actual game. It kills the game. I mean look at this year compared to the last years of Overwatch. It’s horrid. Please stop putting more resources to esports and put the dedicated attention that the game desperately needs right now into making it a better, healthy fun game.
OWL league is exposing how this game should be played. When people realized that was nothing like the existing comp scene, it created awareness of how broken this is, over anything else.
Is OWL ruined the game? Yes. Look at all the content we got this year (new things). 2 heroes two maps and… that it I think. Skins are not content.
Yes, the game looks very fun when you watch pro play because they play the game how it should be played. This is something Blizzard should’ve noted and put systems in place to create this in actual ranked. It’s a missed opportunity.
And that all for free… together with bug and balancing fixes.
And it takes time to make new heros and new maps.
So stop being so entitelt and be happy about the free content.
Or do you want to pay 15$ for a new map?
Every time someone paraphrases the statement it seems to stray further and further away from what actually was said.
Yeah, and a game like Fortnite which is completely free to play, and has been out for only a year has gotten consistent content constantly. It shouldn’t make sense why a game that is free to play can outdo a game that you have to pay for in terms of content and balancing.
OWL s2 is probably in the making just in this exact moment.
The devs went underground again after the dev update.
Lets see Fortnite gets a few new guns and some minor changes to the map.
Tell me if i mised somthing.
OW gets two new complet maps. And two new heros with new animations and cosmetics each.
That takes a lot of time.
You even missed the point of my post…
Its all for free… noone forces them to make them.
They have your money already so why bother making new maps?
Because that’s how you keep a game healthy? If you buy a game and they don’t add anything else new just because “they already have your money” the game’s relevancy would disappear in an instant. New updates and content keep the game fresh, fun, and inspire more people to purchase your game.
Okay then they shoud just sell a map for 15$.
It will keep the game runing…
Omg this was like 10 months ago when they were setting up. They aren’t working on it anymore, it’s all being handled by an outside company now. We recently just got a ton of balance changes.
And what did you want them to do? Just completely ignore the driving force and sustainability of this game for all the future years to come? No of course not.
Not to also mention, they probably had league deadlines as soon as the game came out from the big bosses.
That’s something I’d accept for a small indie company since they don’t have the funds to spend on balances and content constantly. That’s a stupid argument. Especially for a multi - billionaire company like Blizzard. They have plenty of money to spend. There is no excuse for this amount of lack of content.
Ther is a reason…
Its called capitalisem.
You pay other for their work…
i make a map for you i invest time you pay me and get the map.
Time and work in exchange for money.
Thats how it works and shoud work.
Everything you get for free is a nice bonus.
If the only thing that needed balance was just guns like in BR games then the game would have much more updates.
This is a game about coding one thing and it immediately affects hundreds of others about heroes with different abilities and health bars, played in different map layouts.
Please.
2 heroes.
2 maps.
4 reworks.
Every single hero has slightly changed.
Animated short.
Bug fixes.
300+ new items (really not content?)
A brand new event.
LFG.
Endorsements.
Play back and save POG.
And I’m probably still missing things.
Yeah, hopefully Blizzard takes your idea and watch their game die even faster then it already is.
Holy i try to tell you to be happy about the content you get for free and all you can do is tell me that Fortnite is doing the same…
And Blizz already got some money…
You know they have constant bills to pay?
I woud say if you dont like OW play fortnit no one woud care
Reworks and bug fixes are not added content. Sorry. If you have to use balancing to pad out your list, maybe you’re reaching just a bit?
Go and look at other games that receive regular updates, OW is pathetic.
So the fourm cries out for balancing and fixes, and yet when that comes. People still compalin. “No no, we didn’t want balancing or fixes at all, we want new content” Ugh. That is such a low comment to make.
Overwatch is run by a small team.
Overwatch is actually a small player base.
Can’t compare every game to fortnite which has literally 10x the player base. And run my a way bigger team.